by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 14.1
First published 2018
Tom Walker built walls around his heart years ago. His brutal childhood taught him that love brings only pain, so he keeps everyone at arm's length in his Texas town. Then Elysia Craig walks into his life. The sweet blonde woman sees something in Tom that he refuses to acknowledge in himself. She makes him wonder if he could become the kind of man who deserves happiness. Elysia's gentle nature chips away at his defenses, but Tom's scars run deep. He wants to change for her, to shed his rough bachelor ways and become someone worthy of her trust. The question haunts him: can a man remake himself completely, or will his damaged past destroy the one good thing that's ever happened to him? Tom must choose between the safety of isolation and the terrifying possibility of love.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Texas
80 pages · Kindle Edition · Harlequin
Content warnings: abuse, emotional-abuse, physical-abuse